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  • Reading suggestions to get started examining issues of race in America

    The Times|Aug 13, 2020

    As America confronts the realities of racial inequity in our country, many people are looking towards books to help them examine these difficult issues. Goodreads website provides a handy list of some of their most popular titles in this genre. Find more at: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/racial-equity White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism - by Robin DiAngelo, published 2018 The New York Times best-selling book exploring the counterproductive reactions...

  • PIONEER PORTRAITS

    Aug 13, 2020

    Ten Years Ago September 1, 2011 After recent bicyclist-vehicle collisions that resulted in death and injuries in 2011, local authorities are asking vehicles to be on the lookout for bicyclists, and they’re telling bicyclists to take precautions to stay safe. Just as some residents in the Touchet Valley were watching the news about Hurricane Irene making landfall on the East Coast on Sunday, they were suddenly taken aback by a local weather event of their own. After late afternoon clouds gathered over Waitsburg, winds picked up out of nowhere a...

  • Teeny McMunn: My Recipe Box

    Teeny McMunn, The Times|Aug 13, 2020

    “These really taste like crab cakes but without the crab, and are a really good way to utilize that bumper crop,” says Patty Jo on All Recipes.com. This recipe caught my attention for several reasons. My zucchini plant has decided to go into high gear, I have the Old Bay Seasoning, and I had a 1/3 package of “fake” crab in the refrigerator. Although the recipe doesn’t call for crab, as it’s supposed to be a kind that makes you think it has crab, but doesn’t, much like the “fake” apple...

  • Walla Walla County 4-H to hold virtual showcase

    Beka Compton, The Times|Aug 13, 2020

    WALLA WALLA—Walla Walla County 4-H is not going to let a pandemic steal success from the youth in the area. A virtual showcase will be held in response to the cancellation of the Walla Walla Fair and Frontier Days. The virtual showcase is open to all Walla Walla County youth with a current 4-H project. Inspired by exhibits and classes from a traditional fair, the exhibition will feature both livestock, small animals, and still life exhibits. “We want to make this as fair-like as pos...